'Attalea funifera' definitions:

Definition of 'Attalea funifera'

From: WordNet
noun
Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes [syn: piassava palm, pissaba palm, Bahia piassava, bahia coquilla, Attalea funifera]

Definition of 'Attalea funifera'

From: GCIDE
  • Coquilla nut \Co*quil"la nut\ [Pg. coquilho, Sp. coquillo, dim. of coco a cocoanut.] (Bot.) The fruit of a Brazilian tree (Attalea funifera of Martius.). [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Its shell is hazel-brown in color, very hard and close in texture, and much used by turners in forming ornamental articles, such as knobs for umbrella handles. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Attalea funifera'

From: GCIDE
  • Piassava \Pi*as"sa*va\, n. [Pg. piasaba.] A fibrous product of two Brazilian palm trees ({Attalea funifera} and Leopoldinia Piassaba), -- used in making brooms, and for other purposes. Called also pia[,c]aba and piasaba. [1913 Webster]